2018 Azienda Mazzoni Ghemme DOCG Piemonte

WSI94+ VIN94 The 2018 Ghemme Dei Mazzoni is powerful and quite brooding in bearing. Macerated cherry, spice, orange peel, leather, tobacco, incense and dried flowers all meld together. In the glass, the 2018 is wonderfully exotic and complete, with tons of nuance and persistence that just builds over time. It’s a reference point wine for the appellation done in a strapping, old-school style that is all about structure, tannin and size.
Estate Notes: This special, single vineyard wine represents winemaker Tiziano Mazzoni’s first foray into winemaking, returning to his roots in Ghemme to express both his love for Nebbiolo and his pride in Ghemme — a region that because of Tiziano’s efforts, is finally returning to its lofty status in Italy’s winemaking pantheon. Soils here combine volcanic stone with clay, for a wine of wonderfully smooth tannins and texture, high-toned red berry fruit and a bouquet of red roses.Aromas of red plums, red cherries, red and pink roses, light pepper. Medium-bodied, deep yet suave, fine-grained tannins. Hand -harvested. Destemmed; fermented on indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks. Aged for 22 months in older “botti” (traditional 15HL casks, made of French oak, two- to three- years old) then nine months in bottle. Bottled unfined and unfiltered